The Chinese Lunar New Year of the Snake is upon us and student organizations across campus are teaming up to prepare for what will culminate in UCLA’s annual Lunar New Year Festival on Wednesday, Feb. 20 from 5–7p.m. Listen as students and Asian language and cultures Professor Hung-Hsiang Chou discuss the cultural significance behind many […]
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Local cyclists ride for more bike lanes in Westwood
Sitting on a two-seat tandem bike painted in UCLA blue and gold, Jim and B.J. Pike, both UCLA alumni who met on campus in 1964, rode alongside a swarm of cyclists down Westwood Boulevard on Saturday.
Postal service to end Saturday mail delivery
The U.S. Postal Service announced last week a plan to cut letter services on Saturdays and soon implement a five-day mail delivery service.
Court Visions: 10 quirks that work for UCLA
Ben Howland doesn’t care about winning streaks.
No. 2 UCLA gymnasts open season with win over Southern Utah
The UCLA gymnastics team has never lost a home season opener. The Bruins continued that tradition on Sunday with a defeat of the Southern Utah Thunderbirds, 196.150 to 194.875. 3,018 gymnastics fans witnessed the team’s return home to the newly renovated Pauley Pavilion where the Bruins improved to 12-0 all-time in season openers at home. […]
Submission: Dialogue on Israel-Palestine should account for power imbalances
On Jan. 17, a rare event will occur at UCLA. Iyad Burnat, a Palestinian citizen of the West Bank village of Bil’in, will visit the campus to speak about non-violent resistance to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territory. Burnat is the focus of the dramatic and acclaimed new documentary “5 Broken Cameras,” recently shortlisted […]
Submission: Proposed UCLA conference center too costly, ignores tax code and zoning
The University of California is a public trust, a public treasure, an institution of world renown, not because it operates campus hotels, but because of its faculty and student body. Broken down by square footage, the 250-room, $162 million Luskin Conference and Guest Center is 91.5 percent hotel and a mere 8.5 percent conference meeting […]